West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-23

A pension has been granted to
Susan, widow of Jos. Hanes. of Har-
per's Ferry.
The bite Of the worm at the root
withers the leaf at the top. Use
Warmers Log Cabin Extract for
external application.
The Episcopal Church and NJ. f.
Church, South, for the past week,
have been busily engaged in decora-
ting their churches for Xmas day.
Virginia Robinson, (colored) in
charge of Sheriff Hurst and Deputy
). c. Young, left here last week for
the penitentiary, she having been
sentenced to serve a term of ten
years for the murder of negro
child.
Mr.. Jas. H. Fritz butchered on
Tuesday last a porker,lS months old,
which netted 4O3 lbs. Mrs. Julia
Terril recently had butcheied $40
10. porker. This is the largest we
have heard Of this season.
The 5. V. r. r. greeting; One fare
for the Round Trip-to enable every
body TO travel during the Christmas
week. Tickets will be sold Deem
Der %, "a. % and 81, and January
1st-good to return on or before
January 4th, 1888.
a PUP BAKED..-A young pet dog
belonging to Mr.. W. W. Johnson
was unknOwinglv roasted alive last
week by Mrs. Johnson. The dog
had gotten into the moderately
warm oven to take q nap. The
door was afterwards closed and hot
fire built. Several hours later the
oven was opened and the we'll cooked
dog discovered.
During the past week our town
presented Qui,e a lively and cjtified
appearance. All the stores were
constantly flied with customers, pur
chasing their Xmas supplies. Our
merchants well deserve the PATTON
age of their neighbors for many rea
sOns-they keep a large assortment
of goods and sell them low. They
are both oblieing and accommoda-
ting.
The members of the Citizens Fire
Company will rattle off a No. s cook
inc stove, The Farmer Girl" com
plete with 63 pieces, purchased at
the tin and stove establishment of
Jno. W. Russell. some time during
the holidays. and are now soliciting
chances for the same. Invaluable
services We're rendered by this Com
pany not long siuce in the preserva-
tion of property in our town, and we
trust that theirprojecj will meet with
success and their treasury be replen-
ished ten times the price OF The stove
they propose to rattle. An excellent
opportunity is now afforded some one
to procure 6 good stove for a mere
trifle. and at the same time assist in
building up and holding together an
organization Of which our town
should justly feel proud.
INTERESTING To LADIES.-Our lady
readers can hardly fail TO have their
attention called this week to the la
test combination Of Improvements IN
that most useful OF all domestic i'm
plements the Sewing machine. As
we understand it, a machine fer
family use should meet first OF all
these requirements; 1t should be
simple in it's mechanism; it should
run easily; it should do a wide
range of work; il should be light,
handsome and durable. These con
ditions the Wheeler & Wilson, new
No. 9, certainly meets. 1t IS even
acknowledged by its competitors to
be the best machine now in Che mar
ket Husbands will have nOexcuse
for not giving his wife satisfactory
MAS present if be calls on tie
Wheeler & Wilson Agency, Rink
building.
The Rev. Francis X. Leavell, as
sistant minister of Emanuel Protes-
tant Episcopal Church and in charge
of the Chapel of the AtOnemeni, IN
East Baltimore. died Monday at his
home. No. 1916 East Biddle street
aged thirty years. The deceased
was a son of Rev. VIM. L. Leavell,
Of this county. He entered the
Washington and Lee University,
where he graduated with distinc-
ton. After teaching one year &C
the male academy in this place, he
determined to study fer the minis
trv and accordingly entered the
Theological Seminary OF Virginia.
Completing his course there, be TOOK
charge in Coal Valley. this state,
where he did effective work amongst
the miners and a rough set of people.
After several years OF labor in Coal
Valley, he accepted the call he held
when a severe attack Of pneumonia
took him away. While in Coal Val
lev. he met and married Miss Thrus
ton. Of Cumberland, who died about
a year ago, and less than a year
after their marriage. The remains